Anthurium plant named &#39;Anthcufpa&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of  Anthurium  plant named ‘ANTHCUFPA’ particularly distinguished by having glossy dark brown, very durable spathes that retain the original color for a long period of time, dark green, durable and glossy leaves, flowering continuously throughout the year, a stretched plant habit and a plant height of 35 cm to 40 cm, is disclosed.

GENUS AND SPECIES

Anthurium andreanum L.

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘ANTHCUFPA’

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Anthurium,botanically known as Anthurium andreanum L., and hereinafter referred toby the variety name ‘ANTHCUFPA’. The new variety originated from ahybridization made in October 2003 in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands. Thefemale parent was a brown Anthurium pot plant designated ‘6077-01’(unpatented), and the male parent was a brown Anthurium plant designated‘ANTHCIMWI’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,255).

A single plant was selected in November 2005 and has been asexuallyreproduced repeatedly by tissue culture in Bleiswijk, The Netherlandsover a ten-year period. The present invention has been found to retainits distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

Plant Breeder's Rights for this variety have been applied for in theEuropean Union on Nov. 18, 2013 and in Mexico on May 13, 2015.‘ANTHCUFPA’ has not been made publicly available or sold anywhere in theworld more than one year prior to the filing of this application.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new variety when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands:

1) Shiny, dark brown, cordate spathe;

2) White spadix with green tip;

3) Stretched plant habit; and

4) Shiny, dark green foliage.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

This new Anthurium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographswhich show the overall plant habit including blooms and foliage of theplant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures. The photographs are of a 35-weekold plant grown in a greenhouse in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands in June2015.

FIG. 1 shows the overall plant habit, including blooms and foliage.

FIG. 2 shows a close-up of the mature spathe.

FIG. 3 shows the upper leaf blade surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘ANTHCUFPA’. The data which define thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inBleiswijk, The Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 35-week oldplants which were planted from tissue culture in 14-centimeter pots andgrown in a glass greenhouse between 19° C. and 24° C. Observations weremade in June 2015. Color readings were taken under 5000 lux naturallight in the greenhouse. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S.Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.)(2001).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Araceae.        -   Botanical.—Anthurium andreanum L.        -   Common name.—Anthurium.        -   Demonimation.—‘ANTHCUFPA’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—Anthurium plant ‘6077-01’ (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—Anthurium plant ‘ANTHCIMWI’ (U.S. Plant Pat.            No. 20,255).-   Plant:    -   -   Propagation.—Tissue culture.        -   Root description.—Fleshy light pink colored roots with small            hairy lateral roots having yellow-colored root tips.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—35 to 40 weeks            for a 14 cm pot.        -   Growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial.        -   Height (measured from soil, including inflorescence).—35.0            cm to 40.0 cm.        -   Width (measured from leaf tips).—40.0 cm to 45.0 cm.-   Leaves:    -   -   Immature leaves.—Length: 12.0 cm to 14.0 cm Width: 6.0 cm to            8.0 cm Color: Upper surface: RHS 146A Lower surface: RHS            146A Texture (both upper and lower surfaces): Shiny.        -   Mature leaves.—Length (fully expanded): 14.0 cm to 21.0 cm            Width: 9.0 cm to 11.0 cm Shape: Elliptical cordate Apex:            Acuminate Base: Cordate Leaf blade angle with the petiole:            Between 100 degrees and 110 degrees Leaf margin: Entire            Color: Upper surface: RHS 139A Lower surface: RHS 146A            Texture: Shiny, leathery and thick Venation: Pinnate            veining; the mid-vein and primary veins (the veins that            radiate out from the junction of petiole and leaf) protrude            at the underside of the leaf blade Venation color: Upper            surface: RHS 144B Lower surface: RHS 145A.        -   Lobes.—Arrangement: Leaf blade has two lobes extending past            the petiole. The lobes are non-touching Length of lobes of            mature leaf blades: 3.0 cm to 5.0 cm Width of lobes of            mature leaf blades: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm Distance for            petiole/leaf junction to highest point on lobes of mature            leaf blades: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm.        -   Petiole.—Cross-section: Round Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm            Length: 18.0 cm to 24.0 cm for a mature leaf size Color:            Mature leaf: RHS 144A Immature leaf: RHS 144C Cataphyll            color surrounding the petiole: Outside: RHS 146C Inside: RHS            145C.        -   Geniculum.—Length: 1.5 cm to 2.5 cm Width: 0.3 cm to 0.4 cm            Color: RHS 144B.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Arrangement.—Single.        -   Flowering habit (length of flowering season).—Continuous.        -   Number of inflorescences per plant.—5 to 6.        -   Fragrance.—Absent.        -   Longevity of inflorescence on plant.—Over a year.        -   Longevity of the flower as a cut flower.—45 to 55 days.-   Spathe:    -   -   Buds.—The spathe is tightly rolled around the spadix and            extrudes from the peduncle sheath. After the spathe is fully            open the peduncle elongates some extra centimeters.        -   Arrangement.—Spathe angle with the peduncle is between 90            degrees and 110 degrees; the spathe stands on a wiry            peduncle about 3.0 cm to 7.0 cm above the foliage.        -   Shape.—Cordate.        -   Apex.—Mucronate.        -   Base.—Cordate.        -   Texture.—Shiny and slightly blistered.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Size.—Length: 5.5 cm to 7.5 cm Width: 7.5 cm to 10.5 cm.        -   Color.—Just fully open: Upper surface: RHS 187A Lower            surface: RHS 187B.-   Peduncle:    -   -   Shape.—Erect.        -   Cross-section.—Round.        -   Length.—20.0 cm to 30.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm to 0.3 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 144C.-   Flowering time:    -   -   General.—One small rooted untreated tissue culture plant of            2.0 cm tall will flower after 9 to 10 months, depending on            the season, and 3 to 4 blossoms appear. More blossoms appear            after some additional weeks so that a full flowering and            commercial plant will have 5 to 6 dark brown spathes.            Smaller blossoms may occur on less mature plants.-   Spadix:    -   -   Size.—Length: 3.0 cm to 5.0 cm (depending on flower size)            Width (at apex): 0.45 cm to 0.55 cm Width (at base): 0.7 cm            to 0.8 cm.        -   Shape.—Columnar.        -   Angle from spadix tip to peduncle.—140 to 150 degrees.        -   Texture.—When the spathe is unfurling the spadix is smooth.            When the spadix matures, small stigmata protrude. The            stigmata are evenly distributed round the spadix. The spadix            matures from base to top, slowly giving the spadix a            somewhat rough appearance.        -   Color.—Immature: RHS 144A Mature: RHS 155D Aged: RHS 146A.-   Flowers:    -   -   Quantity per spadix.—150 to 160.        -   Spadix flower arrangement.—Bisexual, rounded in            cross-section.        -   Shape.—Rounded.        -   Size.—Length: 0.05 cm to 0.1 cm Diameter (maximum): 0.1 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 155D.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—Not visible.        -   Pollen amount.—Very few.        -   Pollen color.—RHS 155D.        -   Pistil.—Quantity: Many Length: Less than 0.01 cm Color: RHS            155D.        -   Style.—Not observed.        -   Stigma.—Shape: Ovoid Diameter: Less than 0.01 cm Color: RHS            155D.        -   Ovary.—Rarely visible.        -   Ovary color.—Not measured.-   Fruit and seed set: None observed

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL VARIETIES

‘ANTHCUFPA’ differs from the female parent plant ‘6077-01’ (unpatented)in that ‘ANTHCUFPA’ has a dark brown spathe, whereas ‘6077-01’ has abrown spathe.

‘ANTHCUFPA’ differs from male parent plant ‘ANTHCIMWI’ (U.S. Plant Pat.No. 20,255) in that ‘ANTHCUFPA’ has a dark brown spathe, whereas‘ANTHCIMWI’ has a brown spathe.

‘ANTHCUFPA’ differs from commercial variety ‘ANTHELFI’ (unpatented) inthat ‘ANTHCUFPA’ has a dark brown spathe, whereas ‘ANTHELFI’ has a brownspathe. Additionally, ‘ANTHCUFPA’ has a more blistered spathe than‘ANTHELFI’.

‘ANTHCUFPA’ differs from commercial variety ‘ANTHCAMZIP’ (unpatented) inthat the immature spadix color of ‘ANTHCUFPA’ is green, whereas theimmature spadix color of ‘ANTHCAMZIP’ is yellow with a green tip.Additionally, ‘ANTHCUFPA’ has a dark brown spathe, whereas ‘ANTHCAMZIP’has a dark red spathe.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Anthurium plant named‘ANTHCUFPA’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.